Incidence and predictors of sternal surgical wound infection in cardiac surgery: A prospective study
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DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13938
Abstract: Sternal surgical wound infection (SSWI) in cardiac surgery is associated with increased morbidity. We investigated the incidence of SSWI, the main germs implicated and predictors of SSWI. Prospective study including patients undergoing full median sternotomy… read more here.
Keywords: wound; incidence; wound infection; sternal surgical ... See more keywords